Cease-fire plan for both Russian and Georgian troops

Georgia's president has told a news forum that he agrees to plan to end the fighting with Russia over breakaway regions in Georgia.

The plan was negotiated by Sarkozy and has also been agreed to by Russia's president. It calls for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their original positions.

Some sticking points continue, including online casinos the status of Russian peacekeepers in Georgia's separate from provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Sweeney Todd wins 2 Golden Globe Awards

The bloody stage adaptation "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" was chosen as best musical or comedy Sunday at a drab Golden Globes announcement held in lieu of the usual ritzy party because of the Hollywood writers strike.

"Sweeney Todd" star Johnny Depp won for best actor in a musical or comedy for the title role, playing a vengeful barber who slits the throats of his customers in the adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's stage musical.

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Chewing Gum Can Loss Weight?

Sorbitol, a sweetener used in sugar-free products such as chewing gum, can cause intestinal problems and severe weight loss, according to a report in BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal.

Researchers said it has laxative properties and is poorly absorbed by the small intestine.

In at least two patients, that led to chronic diarrhea, pain and up to a 20 percent loss of body weight.

A 21-year-old woman chewed large amounts of sugar-free gum, accounting for a total daily dose of 18 to 20 grams of sorbitol. A 46-year-old man reported chewing 20 sticks of sugar-free gum and eating up to 200 grams of sweets each day, which together contained around 30 grams of sorbitol.

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